I am sure everyone is aware of how quickly CrossFit is becoming a household name. Pretty much every day, I run into someone who knows what it is or even trains in the sport of CrossFit...Is CrossFit a sport? I think so...So Let's refresh on the good old question...What is CrossFit? .
CrossFit:
"It's an effective fitness program consisting of constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity". This is a good description yet can still leave you pondering what the hec crossfit is. Phrases like "functional movements", "intensity", and "constantly varied" are thrown around all throughout the fitness industry to sell stuff. The terms are broad and have different definitions depending on the person or industry defining them. CrossFit has specific explanations of the three terms, which are:
*Functional Movements:
1)Natural movements with everyday life motor recruitment patterns. The movements were not invented by a trainer and have been around for millions of years. The squat(sit and stand), the deadlift(bend over and pick something up), the press(lift something over your head), run, jump, climb, throw...the list goes on and on. They are found everyday, everywhere in life.
2)Essential to maintain independent living. At the point you can no longer sit and stand or pick something up from the ground, you can no longer live alone.
3)Compound movements using many muscles, joints, and tendons. Isolation movements just don't happen in life. The only place you see them is in a standard big box gym.
4)Get work done more effective and efficient compared to isolation movements. They allow you to move more weight for more distance fast.
5)"LIFE'S MOVEMENTS"
*Constantly Varied:
1)The rep scheme, timing, load, combination of movements, among other modalities is continually changed. Similar to everday life. For example, you know tomorrow that you sit down and stand up and pick something up and take some steps. You don't know how many times or how heavy or when.
2)"LIFE'S WAY"
*Intensity
2)The catalyst for advantageous phsyical change.(how you get results)
3)"MORE POWER OUTPUT = MORE FIT"aka (FITTER)
we intensely train life's movements in life's way to get better at life.
Coach Glassman(founder of CrossFit) says all humans ranging from grandmas to olympic athletes depend on the same movements and should train with these movements. The only difference is one end of the spectrum is looking for functional competence, while the other is looking for functional dominance.
The level of fitness you will achieve through CrossFit is unrivaled by any other fitness program available. Living "fit" opens up doors to many things you might want to do in life, extends the time you live independently, and ultimately makes your quality of life a whole lot better.
-CrossFit is widely used by police, fire, and military simply because of it's effectiveness to deliver true fitness and prepare for the unknown.
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ReplyDeletethe side benefits of improved functional movement are proving to add to the protective-ness of being stronger/fitter in all the little and not so little day to day activities in life. I can't start to count the ways this is good for me - not simply for ego's sake, but for pure usefulness of being more capable, alert and becoming better rounded at stuff i was (am still) crap at - but at least putting on my radar to get better at..
Not to mention the balancing effect of working on improved nutrition (this is fixing stuff for me that has been misaligned for at least 10years) - that's a whole other story I guess..
AND, the whole group workout/community of diverse people "getting their groovy on" and spurring each other to better form, strength, focus, knowledge, peformance and friendships.
Plus great music to rock the box with AND T SHIRTS !!
For all these things, I say thank you !
for the collective opportunities that all this hype is about.
Cheers...
sandra says -Im looking at the functiohnal competence of it all. At 51 (as u say Glen closer to 60 than 40)With many injuries (prolapsed discs back x3,neck x 1 and c5/6 cervical fusion plus the added diabetes, I have found working with Glen and now attending the class of huge benefit to my overall fitness and movements in everyday life. I do still have some difficulty with diet. Im aiming at 77 to be like Margaret, a great inspiration. Lets face it my kids already have the nursing home booked (god bless them) but Im aiming on more travel and living a long active life.
ReplyDeleteSandra, you yourself are a inspiration. I tell you what. A lot of people in this world would use all of that as an excuse, an excuse to not do anything and get everyone doing stuff for them. The fact that you don't, the fact that you train and eat well and give your kids a good role model to look up to means that YOU yourself are an inspiration! Just so you know!!
ReplyDeleteCol, i agree 100%. Thanks for putting that up glenn it is a good reminder of the strength we all have within and why we all do crossfit i'm sure!
Moving forward as a community of fit, healthy and strong minded people! :D
When a couple of life events totally crushed me and pushed me beyond my limits to cope with emotionally, CrossFit has literally been my saviour. It's a very frightening thing to find that you cannot actually "handle" something in your life, to feel like you have lost control over yourself - but I CAN handle CrossFit, I can feel and see myself getting better and better at this. And this makes me feel so good... I feel a bit more like me again. Yes, I love the effects CrossFit has on me physically, but right now it's the flow-on mental effects I am most grateful for.
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